Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.20
Liaison	Olivia Conner-Bennett
Submission Date	March 2, 2020

STARS v2.2

Stevens Institute of Technology
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

4.00 / 4.00

Sarah Gilly
Energy Consultant
Facilities & Campus Operations

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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Low

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	134,437.60 Cubic meters	219,057.97 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	134,437.60 Cubic meters	219,057.97 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	July 1, 2018	June 30, 2019
Baseline Period	July 1, 2011	June 30, 2012

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,364	1,683
Number of employees resident on-site	5	12
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	6,831	4,608
Full-time equivalent of employees	1,000	819
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	545	0
Weighted campus users	5,806.75	4,494

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	23.15 Cubic meters	48.74 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:

52.50

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	142,112.98 Gross square meters	137,504.80 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.95 Cubic meters per square meter	1.59 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:

40.62

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	6.07 Hectares	6.07 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	22,146.86 Cubic meters per hectare	36,086.97 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:

38.63

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

Many leaks have been addressed to be able to reduce billed water consumption.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

All new construction targets LEED Silver at minimum, and includes water-efficient fixtures. Small-scale renovation of building spaces also included implementation of water-efficient fixtures.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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